Section 136
Provision for protection of sewers and drains
of Local Authorities Ordinance, 1996
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(1)
Any person who, without the prior consent in writing of the local authority, shall—
(a)
erect, or cause to be erected any building or other structure over any sewer, drain or pipe vested in or constructed under the authority of the local authority;
(b)
excavate, open up or remove, or cause to be excavated, opened up or removed, the ground under or near to any such sewer, drain or pipe;
(c)
make or cause to be made any opening into any such sewer, drain or pipe for the purpose of discharging sewerage or drainage into or from the same; or
(d)
injure or destroy, or cause to be injured or destroyed, any such sewer, drain or pipe, or any works or things in connection therewith, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or both to such fine and imprisonment.
(2)
A local authority may alter, demolish or otherwise deal with any building or structure so erected as it may think fit, or may make good any such damage, or may close any such opening, and the expense so incurred shall be recoverable from the offender.